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Event and Error Message Reference Guide for 13th Generation Dell PowerEdge ServersVersion 1.2

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VFL Event Messages

VFL0001

Message
The vFlash SD Card operation is successful.
Detailed Description
The requested operation for the vFlash SD Card completed successfully.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0002

Message
Unable to query the vFlash media status.
Detailed Description
The status of vFlash SD Card or the vFlash media partition cannot be obtained, because some of the iDRAC services are busy.
Recommended Response Action
Retry the operation. If the issue persists, restart the iDRAC and retry the operation. If the issue continues to persist, contact your service provider.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0003

Message
Partition arg1 does not exist.
Arguments
arg1 = partition number
Detailed Description
The partition number identified in the message cannot be queried, because identified partition does not exist.
Recommended Response Action
Use a partition number of an existing partition for the requested operation.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0004

Message
Unable to perform the vFlash media operation.
Detailed Description
The requested vFlash media operation could not be performed, because some of the iDRAC services are busy.
Recommended Response Action
Retry the operation. If the issue persists, restart the iDRAC and retry the operation. If the issue continues to persist, contact your service provider.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0005

Message
No vFlash partitions exist.
Detailed Description
There are no vFlash partitions available currently for the display.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0007

Message
No vFlash SD card is present.
Detailed Description
The operations could not be completed because a vFlash SD Card is not detected.
Recommended Response Action
Confirm an SD Card is present in the vFlash SD Card reader slot. Otherwise, insert an SD Card and retry the operation.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0009

Message
vFlash media is currently in use by another operation.
Detailed Description
Unable to access the vFlash media, because another operation is currently using the vFlash media.
Recommended Response Action
Wait until the vFlash media is available for the requested operation, and then retry the operation.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0010

Message
An operation is in progress on the SD card.
Detailed Description
Another operation is currently in progress on the SD card.
Recommended Response Action
Wait untill the current operation is completed, and then retry the requested operation.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0011

Message
vFlash media is not disabled.
Detailed Description
The vFlash media is not disabled.
Recommended Response Action
Disable the vFlash media by running the command racadm set idrac.vFlashSD.Enable 0.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0012

Message
vFlash media is not enabled.
Detailed Description
The vFlash media is not enabled.
Recommended Response Action
Enable the vFlash media by running the command racadm set idrac.vFlashSD.Enable 1.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0013

Message
The vFlash SD Card is in read-only mode.
Detailed Description
The request could not be successfully completd, because the vFlash SD Card is in read-only mode. Write operations cannot be performed on the card.
Recommended Response Action
Change the access mode on the vFlash SD Card to read-write.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0014

Message
The vFlash SD card is not initialized.
Detailed Description
The vFlash SD card is not initialized. Either the card is not properly formatted or it may not be supported.
Recommended Response Action
Format the vFlash SD card by running the command "racadm vflashsd initialize". Make sure that the card is supported by contacting your service provider for a list of supported SD card types.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0015

Message
vFlash media partition is of read-only type.
Detailed Description
The request could not be successfully completd, because the vFlash SD Card partition is in read-only mode. Write operations cannot be performed on the card partition.
Recommended Response Action
Change the partition access type to read-write by running the command racadm set idrac.vFlashPartition.<index>.accesstype 1.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0016

Message
vFlash media partition is already in attached state.
Detailed Description
The requested vFash media partition is already attached to the host operating system.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0017

Message
Unable to perform the vFlash media operation because the vFlash media partition is corrupted.
Detailed Description
The file system on the specified vFlash media partition could not be recognized. Data on the partition may be corrupted.
Recommended Response Action
Format the vFlash SD Card using the racadm vflashsd initialize command and retry the operation.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0018

Message
The requested operation is in progress.
Detailed Description
The requested operation is currently in progress.
Recommended Response Action
Wait for the requested operation to complete.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0019

Message
The vFlash media partition is already in detached state.
Detailed Description
The requested vFlash media partition is already detached from the host operating system.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0020

Message
vFlash SD card is not ready.
Detailed Description
The vFlash SD card is currently in use by another operation.
Recommended Response Action
Wait for the current vFlash SD card operation to finish, and they retry.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0021

Message
One of the vFlash SD Card partitions is already attached to the host operating system.
Detailed Description
The requested operation cannot be performed if one of the vFlash SD cards is in an attached state.
Recommended Response Action
Detach the vFlash SD Card partitions by running the racadm command "racadm set iDRAC.vflashpartition.<partition number>.attachstate 0". and retry the operation.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0703

Message
The SD card initialization was successful.
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0704

Message
SD card is not present and could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
Insert the SD card and try again.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0705

Message
Error occurred and SD card could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
An error has occurred while initializing the SD card. The SD card is not present or vFlash is not enabled, or the SD card is write-protected.
Recommended Response Action
Re-insert the SD card, enable the SD card, or disable write-protection on the SD card. Then try to initialize the SD card again.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0708

Message
SD card is busy with another operation and could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
none
Recommended Response Action
Retry after a few minutes.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0710

Message
vFlash is not enabled; the SD card could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
none
Recommended Response Action
Enable vFlash and try again.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0711

Message
SD card is write-protected and could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
An error occurred while initializing the SD card because the SD card write-protection feature is enabled.
Recommended Response Action
Move the SD card write-protection tab to the disabled position and try again.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0712

Message
One or more partitions are busy with another operation; the SD card could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
none
Recommended Response Action
Retry the task after a few minutes
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0713

Message
One or more partitions are currently attached; the SD card could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
none
Recommended Response Action
Detach the partitions and try again.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0714

Message
SD card is not ready and could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
none
Recommended Response Action
Retry after a few minutes.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0715

Message
Error occurred while initializing the SD Card due to insufficient permission.
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
Contact the administrator for the required permissions and try again.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0716

Message
SD Card is not a vFlash SD Card; the SD card could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
An error has occurred while initializing SD Card because the SD card is not an approved vFlash SD card.
Recommended Response Action
Insert a vFlash SD card and try again.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0719

Message
One or more partitions are in use; the SD card could not be initialized.
Detailed Description
The SD card is in use by another process. Initialization requires exclusive access to the SD card to complete the initialization.
Recommended Response Action
The SD card is in use by another process. Retry after a few minutes.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL0721

Message
Error occurred while initializing the SD Card due to a timeout.
Detailed Description
The SD card Initilization did not complete within the maximum process alloted time.
Recommended Response Action
Retry after a few minutes.
Category
Configuration (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

VFL1001

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is present.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
Trap/EventID
2507
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*          
CMC              

VFL1002

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is IPMI-function ready.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1003

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is not IPMI-function ready.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
The removable flash media is installed but improperly configured or failed to initialize.
Recommended Response Action
If unintended, reinstall the flash media and module.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1004

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is ready.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1005

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is not ready.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
The media is being prepared or is under maintenance. If the problem persists, reinstall the card.
Recommended Response Action
Please wait for the media to be ready.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1006

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is offline.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
At boot, the Card Identification (CID) signature of the card is different from the Non-volatile (NV) storage value or the card is the destination of a copy operation that is in-progress.
Recommended Response Action
If unintended, reinstall the flash media.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1007

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is online.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1008

Message
Failure detected on Removable Flash Media arg1 .
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
An error is reported during a SD card read or write.
Recommended Response Action
Re-install the flash media, if the issue persists replace the media.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
Trap/EventID
2505
LCD Message
Removable Flash Media <name> failed. Check SD Card
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*    
CMC              

VFL1009

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is operating normally.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
Trap/EventID
2507
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*          
CMC              

VFL1010

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 was activated.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
Trap/EventID
2507
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*          
CMC              

VFL1011

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 was deactivated.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
Trap/EventID
2507
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*          
CMC              

VFL1012

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is booting.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1013

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 has finished booting.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1014

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is write protected.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
The card is write-protected by the physical latch on the SD card. IDSDM cannot use a write-protected card.
Recommended Response Action
if unintended, remove the media and disable write protection.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
Trap/EventID
2506
LCD Message
Removable Flash Media <name> is write protected. Check SD Card
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*    
CMC              

VFL1015

Message
Removable Flash Media arg1 is writable.
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
Trap/EventID
2507
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*          
CMC              

VFL1016

Message
Media not present for Removable Flash Media arg1 .
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
The SD card is not detected or not installed.
Recommended Response Action
If unintended, reinstall the flash media.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

VFL1017

Message
Media is present for Removable Flash Media arg1 .
Arguments
arg1 = name
Detailed Description
None
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (VFL = vFlash Event)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC              
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*            
CMC              

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